Alibaba taking shine to patents ahead of IPO in the US2014-04-30
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is beefing up its patent holdings in the United States, a move that may help it to avoid the pitfalls that bedeviled Google Inc, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc ahead of their initial public offerings.

Alibaba to invest US$1.2 bil. in video company2014-04-29
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group is expanding its online entertainment presence by investing US$1.2 billion with a partner in video website Youku Tudou.

Jack Ma's media deal may break foreign investment laws2014-04-23
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, together with other partners will pay 6.54 billion yuan (US$1.05 billion) for a 20% stake in Wasu Media, but the capital will be invested by a foreign-invested firm, which stands to violate government regulations.

Russia's wealthiest man shifts investments to Chinese internet firms2014-03-20
Alisher Usmanov, the wealthiest man in Russia and the 34th richest in the world, reduced his investments in Facebook and Apple and put 70% to 80% of his investments for foreign internet businesses on Chinese firms such as Alibaba and Jingdong Mall, reports the Xinhua news agency.

Alibaba to go listed in US after HK bid stumbles2014-03-19
Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding has decided to go public in the United States after its bid to list on the Hong Kong exchange failed due to the company's partnership structure.

Alibaba picks US for US$15b IPO2014-03-17
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said yesterday that it will go public on a US stock exchange in a move analysts say might raise up to US$15 billion in the year's biggest initial public offering.

Tencent to buy 15% of JD.com to rival Alibaba in e-commerce2014-03-11
Tencent Ltd yesterday said it will pay US$214.7 million for 15 percent of Chinese business-to-consumer website JD.com, in an attempt to reshape the country's e-commerce industry now dominated by Alibaba Group.

Yu'ebao more popular than Shanghai, Shenzhen stock exchanges2014-03-04
Alibaba's Yu'ebao has become one of China's largest monetary funds, becoming more popular than stocks among investors in Shanghai and Shenzhen, forcing authorities to seek ways to appeal to investors to put their money back into the country's stock exchanges.

Caixin explains: What is Yu E Bao and Why is It in the news?2014-03-03
The Yu E Bao e-investment product has been in the spotlight because of a strong backlash against remarks made by a CCTV commentator, who compared it to a vampire that sucks money out of banks.

Tencent- Alibaba rivalry changing lifestyles in China2014-02-24
Chinese internet firms Tencent and Alibaba have been slugging it out in various categories of products and services which are changing the lifestyles of the general public.

Alibaba's dominance boosts revenue2014-01-30
Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, posted a 51 percent jump in revenue to US$1.78 billion in the third quarter of last year as it underlined its dominance in the online shopping sector.

US ban may make New York IPOs lackluster2014-01-27
The U.S. ban on Chinese affiliates of the four biggest accounting firms stands to undermine a pickup in initial share sales by Chinese companies in New York.

Tencent launches investment service to rival Alibaba2014-01-17
Tencent's first mobile financial service, provided through its popular WeChat app, went online on Jan. 15. China's online banking sector is getting crowded quickly, reports the Beijing Business Today.

Alibaba to lure users with new games platform2014-01-10
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced on Jan. 8 its entry into mobile phone gaming platforms, offering attractive deals to developers in order to challenge the dominance of rival Tencent.